Door-hanger.



'3. H. LAWRENCE.

D003 HANGER;

APPLICATION ILD-IEB. 15, 1909.

' Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

Z SHEETS-SHEET 1.

J. H. LAWRENCE.

DOOR HANGER.

. APPLICATION FILED PEB. 15, 1909. l Y Y 942,860, Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

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application filed February l5, 1909,

To all whom i may @ennemi Be it known that l., Jenn H. LAWRENCE, a citizen of ille vUnited of, America,- anll' a resilient oi' Sterling in lille county o'' l., illinois. have nuL Vlilliiesiile and Sule of verliefd o riale ne f ami llseinl linproveniell's in floor.. angers, orf "which ille fol lou" lg .is a speeilien'iion. l

This invenion rolaes 'o ilin class of door hangers in which horiaonrnielifiing door lpoliel'l by eerringe n'lovir in e. llollow ove lleail trank having loigiiudinal opening in its underside for the passage of ille pel'lflont sirop which connects the door io the hanger Carriage. rind the present ilnplo'l'elnen; has for its object io provide a. simple und eiioient sirlletllrai. formation anll colllbinaiion oi parts :ldlipied lo aiorlil, a simple and economical roller bearing for ille uxes of ille hanger wlleeis; all as will hereinafer nuire fully appear.

lll the accompanying clraWingsZ-Figure l. is a liront ell-fration. F a lransverse section on lille m-rr Fig.v l. F 3 is av detail iriinsrel'se section of l'he angle bracket on line mwm Fig. l. Fig. 4; is a plan View of ille blllnk from which the angle bracket is iornlcil. Fig. 5. is a detail perspectivey View of the sleeve which incloses ille bear i inn rollers allll ties lille side plates of the carriage in separated relatirnl. Fig. (i, is :l (leiail perspective View of an end of one of the czlrriaf'fe side plaies. Fig. 7,is a detail transverse section, illllsirating a sleeve and side plaie initially assembled. Fig. 8, is a simi lar view. willl the prongs or teeth of the sleeve upset against tbe ouel' face of ille side plaie lo perlllanently secure the parts together. Fig. i), is a ilciail transverse section on lille 'l hg. i. Fig. l0, is a lleilail longitudinal seelion on line M W Fig. 7.

Similar lllllllcrals of reference indicate like paris ill the several views.

Referring lo ille drawings, l represents ll pair of elollgni'ell plaies J-ccllre l together ill sepal'aleil relalion by t'llc connecting sleeves llc-reillxi'ier-(lescrillefl io cnllsilnie the illlll'le or holly of the llann'el' cal'riagefand to sucll nml saill plaies are formeel. willi toothed ol'ilif'es al' caell elul. ille lei-'lll 2 el? which are :lllaplell iol' inlerlockilli;l eoilllerlioll willi (be corl'esllollllillgly 'ol'lllml ends oi" ille eonllecl'- inn' .sleeves llbovc lelellwl lo. iilnl'now lo lle (llsfl'illcll.

3,- represenis connecting Sleeves',- preferably formell' oa pielze oi plate metall' bentA inio a eyli'llflrioal slnlpe' and having itsencls formed into a series of longitudinally exi" rancune' teeth 4 of some length and adapied to be inserted in the respec lvehrieeso ille side plake's aforesaid and between ille' teeth 2 thereof as showns afier which ille ouier ends on? said eeth (l, are set up against the' ouier lince oi' n siiie plaie l to permanentlysecuie the peros to ether angl aiy ille same time consiiule en end bearing' hub for an adjacent track Wheel as shown. ill/virili the described consi'rucion the botom oil"- the re eesses between the sleeve teeth i abut against the. inner faces oi' elle plaie fleienfs', #o llol'y he :frame plaies l in proper separziefl relation. 1With the foregoingsleeve construe# tion ii is intended tha Elle seam in each sleeve, forni-eel by lle meeting edges of bhe plaie from which ille sleeve formed, be arranged ai. 'lhebotioln pori of elle sleeve so as not to interfere Wiib. 'ille proper action of the bearing rollers hereinafter (lescribefl.

5, represents a hollow track of any usual and suitable form, but preferably oi the collstrucionsllewn in Fig. 2, alul which is fully set forth in lily'l'letlcrs Palchi. No. 868,932, laied October 22nd, 1907. ill. (3, represents pairs of opposed. track Wheels leonnected together by axles 7, arranged axially in the bores of ihe sleeves 3 afer-said, and maintained in such axial condition by the series of bearing rollers 8, as shown. Enclwise movement of ille Wheels and axles is prevented by an abutment of the inner faces of the wheels againsthe end bearing hubs formell on the frame plaies l by the upset teeth l, above described.

l), represents a centrally arranged dependingv hanger strap formed ai its lower end with a longitudinal. pivot eye l0, and at its 'upper end with a transverse screw-threaded orifice for ille reeepi'ion of ya transverse adjusting' bolt ll, jonrnalecl in the frame plaies and held against longitudinal movement by means of an operating head 12, al; one end7 and :l bearing washer 12 aiy the other end. 'iho central or body portion of such bolt is screw-iilrealleal for engagement Wih the si'rewtllrearled orifice of the hanger Strap 9, .so illat by a rotation 0i' such bolt in ille propel direction a corresponding lateral alfljustment will be imparted to the hanger strep with relation to the track and the cnrrage et the track Wheels, A

13, represents an angle bracket formed oit plate metal, secured to the upper end of the door, and formed with. a pair of longitudr nal pivot eyes 14 on its upper liorizontal member. Between Such pivot eyes le, the pivot eye l() of the hanger strap is arranged vto receive the pivot pin l5 by which the forni ay bottom Stop or bearing which holds the pivot pin l5 in place within` Said pivot eyes 14.

Having thusl fully described my said invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ie:--

l.. ln a carriage for door lmnge1's,the coinbnation of a, pair of treme plates in sep eeeyeeo rated relation and formed with toothed orifices, `and a connectingsleeve having` its ends formed with teeth to tit the toothed orifices aforesaid and tiered outwardly against the lfeces of lthe plateSwto/torin bearingfrinis upon seid faces','substantially as set forth.

2. A door hanger comprising` in its coni` struction, a wheeled carriage, a depending hanger strap attached at its upper end to said carriage and formed with a longitudinal pivot eye at its lower end, in combination with an angle bracket adapted for attachment to the top of the door and formed with pivot eyes, :i pivot pin passing-through said pivot eyes to connect the depending strap and :ingle bracket together in a pivotal nianner, the pivot eyes of the angle bracket being torn'ied byintegral end loops und intermediate horizontal tongues projeeting underneath the pivot eye of the henger Strap to forni a top therefor, Substantially de set forth;

Signedat- Sterling, Illinois, this'lOtli dey of Feby. 1909. I

JUHN H. LATVRENCE.

itneeses S. G. Umwroiu), JonN lioi'na. 

